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H. H. PATTEE. AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB.2, 1906.

PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

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HERBERT H. PATTEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE- No. 826,738. Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedJuly 24, 1906. Application filed March 2,1906- Serial No. 303,767. TowZL whom it may concern: 1 passengers; but I have shown cars built withand built to accommodate any number of Be it known that I, HERBERT H.PATTEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, NewYork county, and New York State, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to carousels or that form of amusement deviceswhich employ a series of suspended cars or boats adapted to travel in acircular path, and has for its object certain variations or deflectionsin this line of travel in order to produce exciting and exhilaratingsensations to the occupants of the said cars. These and other objectsand details of this invention are more fully described in the followingspecification, and pointed out in the appended claims, and shown in theaccompanying drawings, where like reference characters are used to referto the same parts in the various figures, and in which- Figure 1amusement tion. Fig.

two double seats and of waterproof construction and hung from the radialarms 3 by means of ropes or links 13 or any flexible means, so that thecar may swing or be raised so they may drop. In the line of these carsas they travel in the circular path are antifriction hurdles orobstructions 14, which the cars strike and are deflected eitherlaterally or upward, so as to give the occupants a jolting or rockingsensation, and these hurdles are adjustable, as best shown in Figs. 5and 6, the former being a roller 15, adapted to be set at an angle bymeans of the link 16, bell-crank lever 17, and rod 18, connected with asuitable lever 19 near the central post, so the various hurdles may beoperated by one person at a central point, the roller itself being in apivoted yoke 20, carried by an upright 21.

The modified form shown in Fig. 6 has a permanently-horizontal roller22, mounted in a yoke 23, which is supported by a pistonrod 24 of thecylinder 25, supplied with some motive fluid through the pipe 26. Fig. 7shows the supply-pipe 27 for a series of these hurdles, the steam,compressed air, or other means being supplied to various hurdles throughthe separate pipes 26 and 28, so that these hurdles may be elevated oneafter the other so as to obstruct the line of action or allowed toremain in their depressed or inoperative position.

The above-described hurdles are shown in Fig. 2, also the hurdles 29,mounted in a frame 30, which may be elevated at its forward end to givethe car an upward movement of more or less acuteness in order to producea corresponding jolt or shake and the hurdle 31 arranged across the pathof the car so that the car may be tipped more or less, according to theelevation of the piston-rod 32.

is a plan view of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a side eleva- 3 is aplan view of a modified form. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through thedevice. Fig. 5 is an elevation of one of the hurdles. Fig. 6 is asimilar view of another form of hurdle. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of avalve controlling the hurdles. Fig. 8 is a sectional view through thetunnel, showing the automatic door.

The device is centered about a pole 1 and has a hub 2,fromwhich radiatearms 3,united and braced by the string-pieces 4, carrying at a centralpoint rollers 5, whose function will be hereinafter described. Thesearms 3 are further braced by an internally-toothed ear-wheel 6 and stays7, passing from the end of one arm to the other, these various meanseffectually bracing the arms and making the structure rigid and solid.

The gear-wheel 6 has meshing with it a In a certain portion of thecircular path of pinion 7 driven through suitable connecthe cars isarranged a tank 33 to contain water and hurdles or obstructions 14 toobstruct the regular movement of the cars and throw them to one side orthe other. This tank is provided with rollers 34 at each end, so thatthe cars may ride up or down same as the cars enter or leave the tank.In Fig. 3 the tank 33 is shown as including the whole of the circularpath of the cars.

Fig. 4 shows the line of travel through the tank as inclosed by means ofthe structure 34 to produce a tunnel effect, and it is obvious that thisconstruction is omitted from Figs.

tions by the motor 8 or the wheel, and the arms may be operated by anyother desired means. Guy-rods 9 run from the ends of the arms to f theole 1 and brace and strengthen these arms.

Beneath the above-described structure is a framework supporting acircular track 11, on which the rollers 5 travel as the structurerevolves, and these rollers practically support the e frame and the carsit carries. cars 12 may be-of any desired size or design the time on the1 nately flashing and extinguishing lights alterwater through which theconveyances are rawn.

4. In an amusement device, the combination with a i 1 and 2, so thatcertain features may not be obscured. This structure is partlystationary and suspended by guy-rods 35, running from the central post 1to the post 36, while of travel to deflect the conveyances, a tunnel atone or more points about the circular path to screen the saidconveyances from view and a tank of water through which they are drawn.

5. In an amusement device, the combination with a frame revolving over acircular path, of conveyances hung When this tunnel occupies a certainportion of the line of travel only, it is necessary to y at d pivoted at39. A lateral weighted arm 40 keeps the door in position, and thesuspension-ropes upper end of the door and depress it while the carcompletes the operation and pushes the door down and out of the waywhile it passes on, moving all antifriction-rollers 41, and passed overthe door flies back to its vertical position and a ain dark-' ens thetunnel. It is obvious that t e door at the other end of the tunnel opensoutward and that certain lights and scenic effects are produced in thetunnel as the car passes through and may be so varied as to produce thesensation of a more lengthy trip by altertanks, and antifriction meansin the path of the said conveyances to deflect them.

In an amusement device, the combination with a structure revolving overa circular course, of one or more cars hung from said structure, atunnel placed about the course of the cars to screen them from view anddoors working automatically at either end of the tunnel to exclude theoutside light.

In an amusement device, the combinacars to dehem, a tunnel about part ofthe path nately.

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cars swinging from said arms, hurdles or desential features of theinvention. fleeting means placed in the line of travel of aving thusdescribed my invention, I claim- 1. In an amusement device, a structurerevolving over a circular path, in'combination with structure and oneabout part of the path of th produce tunnel effects and from view.

2. In an amusement device, the combinawith a structure revolving over acircuh of conveyances hanging from said means placed at various pointsin deflect the conveyances, and one or more inclosures built about partof the course of the conveyances to produce a tunnel effect and screenthe same from view.

3. 11 an amusement device, a structure moving over a substantiallycircular course, in combination with conveyances hung from e conveyancesto screen the same 9. In an amusement tion with a d cars.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 1st day of March, 1906.

HERBERT H. PATTEE.

said structure, a tunnel or inclosure built Witnesses: about part of sad course to screen the con- JAMES F. DUHAMEL, veyances from view, and atank to contain HARRY O. HEBIG.

and doors to the tunnel to exclude the out-' IIO

